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However, after the outbreak of the Syrian refugee crisis since August 2011, France insists, along with the US and Britain and some Arab states, that the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad must step down, France—a former mandatory ruler of Syria—being considered by The Guardian more active and forward than the other Western countries in its ...
"The Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing Syria's role as an important and influential country in West Asia, will spare no effort to help establish security and stability in Syria," its foreign ...
A web of Syria's neighbors and countries around the world have backed either Assad's government or various rebel opposition groups to varying degrees. Syria's war: How barbarity, confusion and ...
CNN mapped how rebel groups captured several key cities, cutting off pro-regime forces and successfully toppling Assad’s regime after 11 days of fighting.
Syria was a prominent adversary of Ba'athist Iraq during the Cold War. Syria supported Iran in the Iran–Iraq War and joined the American-led coalition against Iraq during the Gulf War. [43] However by 1997, Syrian president Hafez al-Assad began reestablishing relations with Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. [44]
Hezbollah's image in the Arab world – especially in Syria and Lebanon – has been greatly tarnished due to its sectarian activities throughout the course of the Syrian civil war. [10] Major religious leaders and activists, Sunni and Shia alike, have condemned Hezbollah , with many former supporters of Hezbollah becoming its fervent opponents ...
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has resigned and fled his country. Rebel forces said they seized control of the capital, Damascus. The collapse of Assad's government could have major global implications.
By January 2015, the United States was set to send 400 troops and hundreds of support staff to countries neighboring Syria in order to train 5,000 opposition soldiers a year for the next three years. [228] The countries taking part in the train-and-equip program were to include Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, as well as Turkey. [229]